Bedwin Hacker

In the contemporary Tunisian thriller Bedwin Hacker a female media pirate holed up in a remote outpost in the mountains of Tunisia figures out a way to take over the television and radio airwaves in France and North Africa to broadcast political messages The irritated French Intelligence service closes in on her which leads to a titfortat game of intrigue between the hacker and her pursuers Helmed by a female director this film is of some historical significance given its unusually frank straightforward and accurate portrayal of the daytoday experiences of north African women